Dhaka, March 30 -- A Jamaat-e-Islami MP has questioned Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam over his claim that this year's Eid-ul-Fitr travel was "more comfortable" than before, citing reports of significant casualties.

Speaking on a point of order in parliament on Monday, Dhaka-12 MP Saiful Alam Khan Milon said: "My question is, how many more people must die before he feels uncomfortable?"

The criticism follows a press conference on Sunday where the minister claimed that Eid travel had been "more comfortable than ever before".

Challenging this assertion, Milon cited conflicting casualty reports, noting that the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority recorded 170 deaths, while the Passengers' Welfare Association put the...